WELCOME TO YOGA 42
Welcome to Yoga 42, specializing in yoga instruction for elite athletes. Founder and lead instructor, Steph Armijo (E-RYT 500, YACEP), trains professional athletes incorporating biomechanics testing to create personalized yoga sessions.
Steph Armijo is a yoga instructor (E-RYT 500) with over fifteen years of experience teaching elite athletes and pro sports organizations. Steph’s clients have included 2022 MLB All-Stars + their families; NY Mets (Mets Yoga Day, Mets Yoga Club/weekly employee class, Mets wives, field staff + players); Brooklyn Nets; Nike athletes at WHQ; Anheuser-Busch, Estée Lauder, Las Vegas 51s; St. Lucie Mets; Brooklyn Cyclones; DREAM Charter School (formerly Harlem RBI) + the Compton Youth Academy. Steph is a legacy ambassador for lululemon.
yoga biomechanics testing
Remote individualized yoga sessions include biomechanics testing before and after class and participants receive their personalized biomechanics reports after class. Our software platform extracts skeletal data from 2D video using TensorFlow's PoseNet API. Combined with manual data refinement, strict test administration, and cues to capture face-on or perpendicular-facing body data, we assess 18 range-of-motion measures in a two minute exam. See sample report.
our research
SportTechie wrote about our latest yoga research measuring recovery rates for baseball pitchers using yoga. Read here.
what we offer
Yoga 42 provides:
- remote and in-person yoga classes for groups and individuals
- meditation and mindfulness training
- mat-based pilates sessions
- self-myofascial release sessions (can be added on to yoga sessions)
- yoga continuing education programs (200- hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training program)
commitment to
community
As a woman-owned small business, Yoga 42 is committed to giving back to the community.
Yoga 42 will provide one fully funded scholarship spot in each 200-hour yoga teacher training program. Additionally, if you know of an underserved population that could benefit from yoga/meditation, please reach out! Email us.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Class with Steph is an incredibly unique and rewarding experience. As a former competitive athlete, I appreciate the combination of endurance, power, balance, flexibility, and rhythm she incorporates into her practice. However, Steph’s greatest strength as a teacher is her ability to get your mind locked in the zone so you can maintain that deep sense of focus from start to finish. She is the best yoga teacher I’ve had the opportunity to work with and her resume speaks for itself.”
— Walker, P., Student